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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
The PhilOmathean Semi-Annual.

Last Friday evening was a lovely one,
and Just as lovely an audience assembled
to greet the young Ciceros of oratory
and Apollos of beauty that presented
themselves to the public in the semi
annual OF the Philomathean Society.
The elegant hall was packed. Quite a
number Of visitors were present. Able
Vile WAS represented by the veteran ed
itor Of the Press nnd banner and w.
/. Miller Of the bar. The string band
opened the exercises with u sweet selec-
tor. President j. X. Hood now arose,
in the way Of an introductory presented
the speakers. The President said he was
sorry to announce that owing to sick
hess Mr.. j. +. Calhoun would he unable
to perform his part OF. the programme
The honor Of making the senior Grafton
was conferred upon Mr.. H. 5. Sibley.
which he performed quite handsomely.
Mr.. Sibley is n fine speaker.
Mr.. Ira McDavid, as one of the fresh
man orators, spoke upon 1.-The True
Source OF Reform" Mr.. NJ. NJ. Ross
spoke upon the dangers of Prosperity
These young men were short, and their
pieces were we'll received
Mr. r. II. Henderson beng the only
Sophomore to speak dccla,ned upon
"America, the Compliment Of Civiliza-
ton" Mr.. Henderson is a good speaker
and made an excellent impression on
his audience.
At this point the President announced,
Now comes the tug Of war;" He an
nounccd as the subject Of debate:
"Which has had the Greater Influence
or England, Anglo Saxon or Norman
French" Affirmative, K. G. Brice and
j. P. Knox. Negative, l.. l.. Reid and
II. L.. Grier. This contest was waged
with much energy. especially by the last
two speakers. The arguments Of the
young men were we'll put and ex.
haustive, showing much cleaning Of his
tory. We certainly expect to hear from
several Of these young men further on
in life. The committee gave their decis-
ion in favor Of the affirmative-that is
to the Anglo Saxon.
We must congratulate the President
Mr.. j. X. Hood. on the admirable man.
ncr in which he presided and made bis
announcements. II. S. G.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
Due West Dots.


january has been Il right pretty month
"A nice drove of horses passed through
town last week.
The Council speak of digging u new
well, if II suitable location can be found.
l.. B. Dickson, the cotton buver Of
Greenwood, is upon the road drmIniny
w. h.vo two
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me number OF lectures delivered in
'N' ''E"''' course nave not
.wH y" '''. l '',"PH "'thr"
s.n,s ''Pi'"s '"'! '"H "ecol'" more
Inc W., Y. N.N y. IL. Ii. again comes
TO the 'front.'. 1t does S"eln I" be Il lively
corps. "A through connection from
charleston TO ChicaSo ana. thence 1"
ulaSgow Is Il grand enterprise.
The Day Of Prayer for colleges was
observed here last Thursday. Preach
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01

The bridge over Saluda river connect
ing Laurens county with Ninety-Six, was
completed last week by Capt. }. n. King.
Cheap and honest work, so we have been
told by many who ought to know.
n fine turkey was stolen from the
fowl yard Of Mrs. DR.. Wenck last weeH.
The turkey had bccn saved 40 far from
destruction by its owners. as it was II
present Of DR.. and Mrs. Sanders. We
know now, but too late, there WAS a
negro festival over the creek.
a new sign yraces the front Of Dr..
Wcnck's aputhecary. We hope it will
add to tn" .oo'i looks Of the street and
the improvement Of the town. Com".
sec. and be convinced that the apnthrcary
with the golden mortar is Stlli abreast
with the hard times and will give every
one Il fair bargain.
We saw an advertisement in tn" Au-
gns'a Chronicle Inserted l.v our friend
\. j. Quatllrbauin, who lately moved to
Augusta, Ga, from Ninrty-Six, :. G.. lie
is gene into the milk business, keeping
Il dairy in Gre n street. All who know
him and family nr" sorry he left, and
envy Augusta for its new acquisition.
all possible luck and prosperity to him
md family, We wish, with all our heart.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
A Compliment to Col. Coward.


On Saturday last, Col. A. Coward re-
ceived the following testimonial OF
esteem from the South Carolina pupils
ut the State. Normal college at Nashville
Tennessee:
In view Of the eminent services render
ed by the:late superintendent, Col. Cow
ard. III behalf Of common school educa-
ton, and more particularly of the
prompt and efficient manner in which
the Peabody scholarships have beer fill
ed, and his subsequent solicitudc for
the welfare Of the students selected, be
it
Resolved, By the delegation from
South Carolina at the State Normal col
lege, that ~e express our appreciation
of the excellent manner in which Col.
Coward has performed the duties Of
superintendent Of education.
Resolved, That we extend to Col.
Coward q vote Of thanks for tie kind
ness he has shown to us personally, and
that we unite in wishing him that sue
cess in the future to which his sor-
vices in the past so justly entitle him.
Resolved. That q copy Of these reolu-
tons be sent TO Col. Coward.
Ellen d. Stanley, Columbia: Ella L..
Pricster. Greenyillc; Lille Wingo Spar
tanburg; Wade Stackhouse, Donaho;
Thos. Y. Jones. Jr.. Edgetield: A. "A
Gilbert, Greenville; James D. Campbell
Belton; H. d. Corbett, Bennetsvilie; A.
s. laird, Lexington; +. j. Brown Low
rysvilie. +.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
Ninety-Six News.

Do you believe in r%etribution on earth?
If not, beware!
He who takes advantage of his neigh
Dor is n great coward.
Not what w believe, but what we act,
makes Us honest men.
The negro who stole Mr.. w. A. De-
loach's cow q few weeks ago is still ut
large.
Miss Lula Brown, an eminent teacher,
Of Troy, honorcd Mrs. Dir. Wenck with
a short visit last week.
MI. l.. M. Fouche. the polite salesman,
has honored his native town with a short
visit. We welcome him to u classic
ground.
South Carolina has the most change
able temperature on the globe. If you
don't believe it, watch the signal sta
tons.
A friend Of ours said: 'If you see one
rattlesnakc, be on your guard, there will
be another n near by. Therefore,
be ware."
The person or rascal who stole Mrs.
DR.. Wenck's turkey last week is re-
quested to call at her residence, and she
will pay him for the job.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
LO Hndesyille Locals.

Considerable wind and rain last Sun
day night.
Mr.. Will Baskin has removed to the
old BaSkin place, and will farm this
yenr.
Mrs. Marion Latimcr is now visiting
ut Mr.. }. II. Latimer'S.
Mr.. j. b. Franks opened his school
last Monday was u week ago.
Mr.. c. a. iuckahre has been quite
sick for the past week or ten days ut DR..
j. b. Moseley's.
1t is rumored that ere long one Of the
daily trains upon the $. V. r.. II. will DC
discontinued.
For Il while back there have been
several cattle buyers around, and some
trades have been made.
Mr.. l.. ID. Kennedy is repairing the
houses upon his place, which will add
much to their appearance and Comfort.
Mrs. j. f.. G.. Dupre, Of Abbcville
C.. H., spent Il day or two here this
week with her sick mother, Mrs. Huck-
abce.
Judge William Moore. the new ap-
po,ntec. has received his commission
and books. and is now ready for bust
ness.
Mrs. John II. Power and Mrs. w. II.
B. McGru.lcr, Of Anderson c.. H., were
here a day ar two this week visiting.
Mr.. G. 2. P%ettigrew, all aged and much
respected citizen Of this section, died
very suddenly last Tuesday, and was
buried at Sinyrns.
Mrs. John McCalla, Of Ebert county,
Ga, who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Bolton Watson, Of Anderson, stop
ped Il short time in town.
Mr.. John Allen Martin, one Of the
Oldest men in this township, a few days
since had a stroke Of paralysis. and is
now in u critical condition.
DR.. NJ. +. Game, Mr.. j. B. Franks en-
terprising and progressive pharmacist,
has provided himself with an instru-
ment, and with u little practice will be
prepared to take pictures at short no.
tice.
ssionals." no doubt, would be
amused at the '%tlourishing around" of
our hotel drummers on the arrival Of the
different trains. If this town cannot be
. seaport town, it may be a city yet.
TROUPE.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
Governor Richardson's Staff.

Govornor R;fb.rdSo, bos ,noa
ms stall. h ollowing general order
mas been issued by the Adjutant and In
s~I'ector General:
OFFICE OF ADJr. AND INsp'R GENERAL.}
COLUMBIA, s, g.. Jan. "a 1897
General q: deys No.-
y
NV his Ex,.nlien w. ",e """u9
r r9 N'H''""l III"
hnlnw n,,nni cnm.';r, w ~ ."r "''c''S
Chief ,t So. ~. r." A.
ham. IT.. AJ;u,,n, nd n "''
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
;WOuderful Uurei

W. D.. Hoyt Il Co Wholesale and Retail
Druggists of Rome, Ga say: We have been
selling DR. Kings New Discovery, Electric
Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salvc for two
years. Have never handled remedies that $ I'll
as we'll, or give such un!vcrs IL satisfaction.
There have been some wonderful cures effect
ell these medicines in this city Several
cases ct pronounccn Consumption have boon
entirely cured BY use If II few bottles of DR..
Kings New Discovery, taken in connection
Electric Bittcrs. We guarantee them alwa.s.
Sold by I. &. Grrrin
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
Renews Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay Co.,
Iowa, tells the following remarkable story the
truth of which is vouched for by the residents
of the town: ~ am Is years old, have been
troubled with kidney complaint lameness for
many years: could not dress myself without
help. Now l am free from al; pain and sore
ness, and am able to do all my own homework.
l owe my thanks to Electric Bitters ton havig
renewed my youth, and removed completely
all disease and pain. Try a bottle, only SOC,
at Drug Store.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01

DR.. j. o. Lindsay preached. Sunday
night on the sin Of Cain, and, among
other things, said he was not nearly the
bad character he was usually painted.
That there was no malice aforethought
in his crime, and that any soft-hearted
and wooden-headed jury of modern
times would have acquitted him.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01

No. 80 makes close connection for Atlanta.
No. 80 makes close connection for Augusta
and Charleston at Columbia.
JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
Gsnl Pass. Agent.
d. CARDWELL,
Asst Pass. Agt., Columbia. s.. C.
SOL. HASS,
Traffic Manager.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
FURNITURE

I IN BEDSTEADS at prices from $3.50
w to SIS, cash
800 Chairs at prices from so cents 10 81 90
cash
Washstands at $l.OO to $l2 90
Bureaus from So. to $25. cash
CHAMBER Suitsten pieces at prices from
" $50 to$S5.
WARDROBES, solid walnut and painted
w at low prices
Mattresses ut prices from S2.ou to IS cash
Marble top tables
, DINING Extension Tables, 6, 8 and 10
l n feet long, at prices from 80 cents to I.5O
per foot All of best quality.
Full line of all other goods kept in stock, at
low prices.
Respectfully,
j. D. CHALMERS & co.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01

Whom in own this week in attendance
upon Court, d." not forget the small
amount o are due the printer.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
NOTICE TO. TRESPASSERS.

A LII PARTIES are hereby forbiddentoo
"A hunt. fish, or in anywise trespass upon
the lands of the undersigned. The full pen
atty of the law will be enforced against all
such. j. II. LATIMER.
st J. W. w. MARSHALL.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
against
JOHN G.. DOUGLASS. Defendant.
MONS no RFLIET
To the Defendant John c. Douglass:
Complaint not Served

To the Defendant John G. Douglass:
lor ARE HEREBY SrMMoHEp and rco,,r,.,
to answer the complaint in this action. which
has been filed in the Office of the N,rr!. al
common Pleas, for said County, and to serve
a copy of your answer to the said cunr!a;nt
ON the subscribers ut their office ut Ahhryillp
Court House, South Carolina, within twenty
days after the service hereof. exclusive af the
day of such service; and if YOU fail to an
swer the complaint within the time aforesaid
the plaintiffs in this action will apply to Tho
Court for relief demanded in the complaint
Dated II day of December 1886.
NJ. q. ZEIGLER, lsEAL.l
G. C.. T..
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
BENET 4 SMITH,
Plaintiffs AttOrIcy,

To the Defendant John G. Douglass
TAKE NoTIcE that the complaint in tl,is
action, together with the luminous OF which
the foregoing is IL copy, was filed in the Office
of the Clerk Of the Court of Common p.y,.
for Abbcville County, State Of South G.rYHaa
at Abbrville Court House; on the 18th day vt
December 1886.
NJ. & ZEIGLER,
Dec 2l-6t &C.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01

This makes a total Of about seventy
votes. When it is remembered that at
the primary election held in August,
Bradley polled "a votes, and Phoenix,
which is in the same township, polled 20.
it will be seen that there was a pretty
full vote in the late election. Notwith-
standing this fact, the men elected as
trustees were not appointed. Our School
Commissioners will have to explain.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ADBEv1LL.E.
Court Of Common Pleas.

l.. w. WHITE and GEORGE WHITE
merchants doing business under firm
name and style of WHITE BROTH
ERS, Plaintiffs,
against
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
MARK EFT REPORT.

Corrected weekly by Mrssrs. Parker,
e Hill.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
AIRLINE.

DIEDMONT AIRLINE.
RICHMOND & DANVILLE r. R.
COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE DIVISION.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE
In EFFECT DECEMBER 10, 1886.
Grains run on 18th Meridian time.)
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01

COTTON-MnrSct firm. Good demand.
Receipts to date, G,7OO balGs.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14

WEEKLY ST. PAUL GLOBE.
One Year. 81 Six Mo-, 65c Three Mo-, 35c
Rejected communications cannot be pre-
served Address all letters and kilograms to
THE GLOBE, st. Paul, Mimi.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
ST. PAUL,s THE BEST.

The elegance of st. PauPs reception to
the presidential party becomes all the
more conspicuous when compared with
what other cities are doing in that line.
1t is true that popular enthusiasm is
running at high tide everywhere and the
great body of the people along the entire
route of the presidents excursion turn
out to extend a cordial and popular wei
come to the distinguished travellers.
But it is in the detailed arrangements
and the planning of the special pro-
grammeS as well as their orderly eXecu-
ton that st. Paul has eclipsed all other
cities. 1t was stated by the presidential
party when here. and admitted by the
staff OF newspaper correspondents ac-
companying the party, that the st. Paul
demonstration was the most brilliant as
it was the most unique of all the recep-
tionS and that nowhere else had
they seen such an orderly crowd.
Since leaving here the preSiden-
tial party have had reason to more fully
appreciate the decorouS manner of our
people and to set a higher estimate ON the
capacity of this city for always doing the
right thing at the right time. At Omaha
the president and his party found them
selves surrounded by an uncomfortable
mob. The streets were blocked by the
surging masses without any apparent
effort on the part of the police or any
body else to clear the way. The men,
bers of the presidents party got separ-
ated from each other in the effort to eX-
tricate themselves from the jam, and it
was with the utmost difficulty that Mr..
and Mrs. CLEVELAND could work their
way back to the train. About the same
cowboy style of reception awaited
the distinguished party on their
arrival at Kansas City. There
seemed to be an entire alb
sence of anything like systematic
order in the reception, and the guests
had no little difficulty in getting to the
hotel, where they were glad enough to
seek rest and refuge in their private
rooms. So, after all, when the presi-
dent and Mrs. CLEVELAND return to
Washington and find leisure to talk over
the experiences of their Western trip
as they sit in the evenings by the glow
ing fires of Oak View, st. Paul will be
remembered as the pleasanteSt of all
the excursion "reminiscences.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
Chips From the Ties.

The Scandinavian troops from Norway and
Sweden, now at Chicago, are coming here
via the Omaha road on special train, arriving
at . o'clock. The train consists of a baggage
car, dining car, two coaches and sleeper.
They are to give exhibitions i'll Minneapolis,
and will return OH special line over the
Omaha line Sunday EN- route for Europe.
The president has appointed Thaddeus c.
Pound, of Chippewa Falls, Wis; George
Stoneman, of Los Angeles, Cal, and Theo-
dore Cook, of Cincinnati, o., commissioners
to examine two sections of railroad and tele-
graph line constructed by the Central Pa
ciie Railroad company.
For thirty-fiye years Judge Chandler has
been in the employ of the Milwaukee road
and has not failed to draw his pay regularly
every month, and yet he says, he don't own
more than oneh half the road.
The Chicago Times says that all of the
western roads will follow the lead of the
Minnesota & Northwestern by adopting the
same policy in regard to 1000 mile tickets.
Representatives of the Santa Fe and Union
Pacific roads are i'll town and will meet the
Northwestern roads here III st. Paul again
to-day to consult in regard to rates.
The Minneapolis & Sault Ste. Marie and
the Minneapolis & Pacific roads have opened
a ticket office at the corner of Third and Slb'
ley streets.
The Northern Pacific road is now turning
over every day to the Minnesota Transfer
from six to seven trainloads Of cattle.
The rumor In Wall street that Henry Will
ard had resigned from the directory of the
Northern Pacific is denied by him.
w. H. Dixon of the Milwaukee & st. Paul
road, left yesterday for the Pacific coast Wis
the Northern Pacific road.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
Place of
Observation.
er. Higher
BLETHEN's ROAST.

The Minneapolis Tribune got roast
ing last night that was roast. Burn
ing in effigy is ordinarily such ridicu-
lous method of vengeance that sensible
people are not apt to take to it. But it
occurs now and then that there is no
other way to properly emphasize public
Indignation, and the efigy-burning
process has to be resorted to. Such
seems to have been the situation at
Minneapolis last night. Public indig
nation over the gross insult to the peO-
pie of that city by the Tribune's defam-
alton of Mr.. and Mrs. CLEVELAND, who
had recently been the invited guests of
the city, grew to such heat that
there seemed to be no other way
to cool it off than to manifest
the indignant feeling by burning the
manager of the paper in effigy. The
GLOBE does not approve of such re-
taliatory processes. Yet, to be frank, it
does not experience spark of sympa-
thy for the newspaper manager who
would permit the columns of his paper
to be defiled by such an Infamous pub
lication as appeared in Wednesdays
Tribune. If any man ever deserved the
indignity of being burned in effigy it is
he who defameS the character of pure
woman
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
COARSE AND DISGUSTING.

Pioneer Press, Oct. Is.
The Pioneer Press has no affection or
admiration for Grover Cleveland. 1t has
shown scores of times the falsity of his
public promises and the failings of his
administration. AS veracious chroni-
cler OF the public fact, it notes farther
that the personal observation of the peo-
pie of the Northwest confirms the i'm
preston generally formed: that Mr..
Cleveland is man without great intel
llgence, with little knowledge of men
and almost absolutely destitute of tact.
Those who have seen him at shortest
range are most thoroughly satisfied that
he Is even less than mediocre man in
point of ability. But this furnishes no
reason for offering publicly, as the Min
neapoliS Tribune has done, the coarsest
and most vulgar insults, not only
to Mr.. Cleveland, but to his wife.
The presidential party We're, Dy
solicitation, the guests of the people of
Minneapolis, and were handsomely and
fittingly received by them. On the
morning after their departure the Trib-
une publishes an article which would
call for vigorous Gaming, if it's author
were not protected by the high station
of the persons asSailed. Of Mr.. Cleveland,
to whom elaborate honOrs had Just been
offered, it speaks mildly by comparison,
saying merely that his election was dis
creditable to virtuous and intelligent
nation," and that ''hiS personal unfit
ness is so obvious as to give the idea of
shocking incongruity to every discern
ing mind" But of Mrs. Cleveland,
whose graciouSness and wOmanliness
have been the most pleasing features of
these entertainments, and for whom the
people entertain feelings of chiv-
alrouS regard that are dis
tinctly American, it has the Ian
guage of the slums. This sentence
is enough: ''It is hard to have respect
for a woman who would sell herself to
so gross and repulsive man as Grover
Cleveland, and one with private rec
ord so malOdorous, for the bauble of a
brief social aScendancy." 1t is of re-
cent and unhappy memory that the pri-
vate life of gentlemen in politics be-
came legitimate political campaign ma
terial. But to assail man by insulting
mis- wife through the public prints is
something still novel, among decent
people, either to make a political point
or to avenge private snub. The Trib-
une's article is a disgrace to journalism,
if that term is not misapplied in refer
ring to mere scurrility: and we believe
that none are more indignant on this
score than the people of Minneapolis,
who repudiate the use of a WeaDOn sO
vile either i'll public or private affairs.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
The Express Robbery.

CHICAGO, ct.I3.-It now appears that
misleading clues were thrown out re-
garding the Pacific express steal. 1t
was said yesterday that there had been
no robbery at all, but facts are furnished
by the Pinkerton agency that Messen-
ger Owens stole about S26, 900, which he
brought to st. Louis and buried near the
outskirts of that city. Owens then
came to Chicago and went directly to
the home of his brother-in-law, Mr..
Tichenor. Meanwhile the detectives
had intercepted telegram from Owens
to his wife in which he stated that
everything would turn out all right and
told her not to be alarmed. Detective
Pinkerton then went to the fremont
house and arrested Owens as he was
returning from a drive At first
he was very stubborn and refused
to talk about the robbery,
but upon the failure of his wife to ap-
pear as she had promised he broke down
and made the confession, telling where
he had planted the money. Pinkerton
accordingly left with Owens Tuesday
night for st. Louis, and dispatch was
received here yesterday afternoon stat
ing that $4,000 of the money had been
recovered and there was no doubt that
the balance of the missing money would
be found in short time. The company
will probably not prosecute Owens.